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ReutersAustralia orders $5.1 million fine on Kraken crypto exchange operator
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) said that Bit Trade, which operates the Kraken exchange in Australia, failed to determine the right customers for a margin trading product, resulting in losses of more than $5 million. The product provided for margin extensions, a form of credit or loan, to be made and repaid in either digital assets like bitcoin or national currencies such as U.S. dollars.
- Reuters
Taiwan officials visit US for quiet talks with Trump's circle, say sources
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Two senior members of Taiwan's government are in the United States to meet people connected to President-elect Donald Trump's transition team, five sources told Reuters, in an effort by Taiwan to establish ties with the incoming administration. Lin Fei-fan and Hsu Szu-chien, both deputy secretaries-general of Taiwan's National Security Council and several of their staff have traveled to the Washington area for meetings through this week, the sources said on condition of anonymity.
- The Daily Beast
Trump Gifts Twice-Failed Candidate Kari Lake With Powerful New Job
President-elect Donald Trump picked Kari Lake, a longtime loyalist and failed Arizona gubernatorial and senatorial candidate, as director of U.S. state-owned broadcaster Voice of America. Lake, a former local news anchor at Fox 10 Phoenix, became one of the loudest voices casting doubt on the results of the 2020 presidential election after Trump’s loss to Joe Biden. She repeated her claims of election fraud after she narrowly lost the 2022 gubernatorial race in Arizona, never conceding to her De
- The Independent
Elon Musk calls homelessness a ‘lie’ and ‘propaganda’ — and Trump is listening
Trump and his billionaire allies are out of touch with a crisis facing more than 600,000 Americans, advocates tell Alex Woodward
- The Independent
December 2024 dates for benefit and pensions as PIP and DLA payments increase revealed
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- The Canadian Press
New Jersey targets plastic packaging that fills landfills and pollutes
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey is aiming to drastically reduce the amount of packaging material — particularly plastic — that is thrown away after the package is opened.
- The Canadian Press
Rights group accuses Russian mercenaries of abuses against civilians in Mali
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Mali’s armed forces, supported by Russian mercenaries, committed abuses against civilians since the withdrawal of a U.N. peacekeeping mission late last year, Human Rights Watch said in a report released Thursday.
- Business Insider
There's one final way Biden can fund Ukraine's fight against Russia, researchers say
On Wednesday, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said the administration is considering extra sanctions on Russia before it leaves the White House.
- NY Daily News
Driver indicted by Grand Jury in death of Gaudreau brothers
NEW YORK — A driver whose car allegedly hit NHL player Johnny Gaudreau and his brother, Matthew, last August in New Jersey was indicted Wednesday. Sean Higgins, 44, had a blood-alcohol level of .087 and failed a field sobriety test when arrested after his vehicle collided with the brothers around 8:30 p.m. on Aug. 29 as they rode their bikes while in town for their sister’s wedding the next ...
- The Canadian Press
North Dakota regulators consider underground carbon dioxide storage permits for Midwest pipeline
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A North Dakota panel will consider Thursday whether to approve permits for underground storage of hundreds of millions of metric tons of carbon dioxide that a proposed pipeline would carry from ethanol plants throughout the Midwest.
- The Independent
Ukraine-Russia war latest: US warns Putin could use lethal new ballistic missile in ‘coming days’ against Kyiv
Oreshnik missile is ‘just another attempt by Russia to terrorise Ukraine, which will fail’, says US official
- The Canadian Press
New Jersey, home to many oil and gas producers, eyes fees to fight climate change
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — It's not an accident that “The Sopranos,” the quintessential show about New Jersey, opens with its main character driving past gasoline and oil storage tanks along the New Jersey Turnpike.
- The Independent
South Korea’s Yoon defends martial law and vows to ‘fight to the end’ amid calls for impeachment
President Yoon Suk Yeol insists his actions were lawful
- The Canadian Press
Turning dusty attic treasures into cash can yield millions for some and disappointment for others
THOMASTON, Maine (AP) — Kaja Veilleux has been hunting New England attic treasures for more than 50 years. He once found a copy of the Declaration of Independence sitting on a pile of trash, and he made headlines this year when he stumbled upon a million-dollar portrait gathering dust in an old farmhouse in Maine that may have been painted by the Dutch master Rembrandt.
- The Canadian Press
As tourists discover Finland's Santa Claus Village, some locals call for rules to control the masses
ROVANIEMI, Finland (AP) — Shuffling across icy ground on a cold December afternoon, lots of tourist groups poured into Santa Claus Village, a winter-themed amusement park perched on the edge of the Arctic Circle.
- The Canadian Press
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FBI Director Wray says he intends to resign before Trump takes office in January
- The Independent
Travis Kelce admits penchant for strip club chicken wings — but he wouldn’t take Taylor Swift there
The Kansas City Chiefs player has been in a relationship with the ‘Cruel Summer’ singer since summer 2023
- Business Insider
Elon Musk becomes the first-ever person to be worth $400 billion
Elon Musk's net worth has eclipsed $400 billion. He's the first person to ever reach that mark — and he's gained $155 billion this year alone.
- Reuters
US solar industry downplays climate in strategy for Trump era
The policy agenda marks a stark shift in tone for the solar sector, which is a major beneficiary of subsidies contained in outgoing President Joe Biden's landmark 2022 climate change law, the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to rescind the law, something that would require action by Congress. The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), the top U.S. solar trade group, listed its top 10 priorities for the first 100 days of Trump's administration and described solar energy as key to American energy security.
- BBC
Star luxury property brokers charged with sex trafficking
Alexander brothers are accused of drugging, assaulting and raping dozens of women over more than a decade